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 and a smile�此 �'Monsieur understands ´ the vanity of an  artist��'  Save the mark�  �The vanity of an artist�  �That is the  kind of thing that reconciles me to life�此 �a ragged�察�tippling�察 �incompetent old rogue�察�with the manners of a gentleman�察�and the  vanity of an artist�察�to keep up his self´respect��

But the man after my own heart is M。 de Vauversin。  It is nearly  two years since I saw him first�察�and indeed I hope I may see him  often again。  Here is his first programme�察�as I found it on the  breakfast´table�察�and have kept it ever since as a relic of bright  days��


'MESDAMES ET MESSIEURS��

'MADEMOISELLE FERRARIO ET M。 DE VAUVERSIN AURONT L'HONNEUR DE  CHANTER CE SOIR LES MORCEAUX SUIVANTS。

'MADERMOISELLE FERRARIO CHANTERA ´ MIGNON ´ OISEAUX LEGERS ´ FRANCE  ´ DES FRANCAIS DORMENT LA ´ LE CHATEAU BLEU ´ OU VOULEZ´VOUS ALLER��

'M。 DE VAUVERSIN ´ MADAME FONTAINE ET M。 ROBINET ´ LES PLONGEURS A  CHEVAL ´ LE MARI MECONTENT ´ TAIS´TOI�察�GAMIN ´ MON VOISIN  L'ORIGINAL ´ HEUREUX COMME CA ´ COMME ON EST TROMPE。'


They made a stage at one end of the SALLE´A´MANGER。  And what a  sight it was to see M。 de Vauversin�察�with a cigarette in his mouth�察 �twanging a guitar�察�and following Mademoiselle Ferrario's eyes with  the obedient�察�kindly look of a dog�  �The entertainment wound up  with a tombola�察�or auction of lottery tickets�此 �an admirable  amusement�察�with all the excitement of gambling�察�and no hope of gain  to make you ashamed of your eagerness�察�for there�察�all is loss�察�you  make haste to be out of pocket�察�it is a competition who shall lose  most money for the benefit of M。 de Vauversin and Mademoiselle  Ferrario。

M。 de Vauversin is a small man�察�with a great head of black hair�察�a  vivacious and engaging air�察�and a smile that would be delightful if  he had better teeth。  He was once an actor in the Chatelet�察�but he  contracted a nervous affection from the heat and glare of the  footlights�察�which unfitted him for the stage。  At this crisis  Mademoiselle Ferrario�察�otherwise Mademoiselle Rita of the Alcazar�察 �agreed to share his wandering fortunes。  'I could never forget the  generosity of that lady��' said he。  He wears trousers so tight that  it has long been a problem to all who knew him how he manages to  get in and out of them。  He sketches a little in water´colours�察�he  writes verses�察�he is the most patient of fishermen�察�and spent long  days at the bottom of the inn´garden fruitlessly dabbling a line in  the clear river。

You should hear him recounting his experiences over a bottle of  wine�察�such a pleasant vein of talk as he has�察�with a ready smile at  his own mishaps�察�and every now and then a sudden gravity�察�like a  man who should hear the surf roar while he was telling the perils  of the deep。  For it was no longer ago than last night�察�perhaps�察 �that the receipts only amounted to a franc and a half�察�to cover  three francs of railway fare and two of board and lodging。  The  Maire�察�a man worth a million of money�察�sat in the front seat�察 �repeatedly applauding Mlle。 Ferrario�察�and yet gave no more than  three SOUS the whole evening。  Local authorities look with such an  evil eye upon the strolling artist。  Alas� �I know it well�察�who have  been myself taken for one�察�and pitilessly incarcerated on the  strength of the misapprehension。  Once�察�M。 de Vauversin visited a  commissary of police for permission to sing。  The commissary�察�who  was smoking at his ease�察�politely doffed his hat upon the singer's  entrance。  'Mr。 Commissary��' he began�察�'I am an artist。'  And on  went the commissary's hat again。  No courtesy for the companions of  Apollo�  �'They are as degraded as that��' said M。 de Vauversin with  a sweep of his cigarette。

But what pleased me most was one outbreak of his�察�when we had been  talking all the evening of the rubs�察�indignities�察�and pinchings of  his wandering life。  Some one said�察�it would be better to have a  million of money down�察�and Mlle。 Ferrario admitted that she would  prefer that mightily。  'EH BIEN�察�MOI NON�察 � not I��' cried De  Vauversin�察�striking the table with his hand。  'If any one is a  failure in the world�察�is it not I�拭 �I had an art�察�in which I have  done things well ´ as well as some ´ better perhaps than others�察 �and now it is closed against me。  I must go about the country  gathering coppers and singing nonsense。  Do you think I regret my  life�拭 �Do you think I would rather be a fat burgess�察�like a calf�拭  �Not I�  �I have had moments when I have been applauded on the  boards�此 �I think nothing of that�察�but I have known in my own mind  sometimes�察�when I had not a clap from the whole house�察�that I had  found a true intonation�察�or an exact and speaking gesture�察�and  then�察�messieurs�察�I have known what pleasure was�察�what it was to do  a thing well�察�what it was to be an artist。  And to know what art  is�察�is to have an interest for ever�察�such as no burgess can find in  his petty concerns。  TENEZ�察�MESSIEURS�察�JE VAIS VOUS LE DIRE ´ it is  like a religion。'

Such�察�making some allowance for the tricks of memory and the  inaccuracies of translation�察�was the profession of faith of M。 de  Vauversin。  I have given him his own name�察�lest any other wanderer  should come across him�察�with his guitar and cigarette�察�and  Mademoiselle Ferrario�察�for should not all the world delight to  honour this unfortunate and loyal follower of the Muses�拭 �May  Apollo send him rimes hitherto undreamed of�察�may the river be no  longer scanty of her silver fishes to his lure�察�may the cold not  pinch him on long winter rides�察�nor the village jack´in´office  affront him with unseemly manners�察�and may he never miss  Mademoiselle Ferrario from his side�察�to follow with his dutiful  eyes and accompany on the guitar��

The marionnettes made a very dismal entertainment。  They performed  a piece�察�called PYRAMUS AND THISBE�察�in five mortal acts�察�and all  written in Alexandrines fully as long as the performers。  One  marionnette was the king�察�another the wicked counsellor�察�a third�察 �credited with exceptional beauty�察�represented Thisbe�察�and then  there were guards�察�and obdurate fathers�察�and walking gentlemen。   Nothing particular took place during the two or three acts that I  sat out�察�but you will he pleased to learn that the unities were  properly respected�察�and the whole piece�察�with one exception�察�moved  in harmony with classical rules。  That exception was the comic  countryman�察�a lean marionnette in wooden shoes�察�who spoke in prose  and in a broad PATOIS much appreciated by the audience。  He took  unconstitutional liberties with the person of his sovereign�察�kicked  his fellow´marionnettes in the mouth with his wooden shoes�察�and  whenever none of the versifying suitors were about�察�made love to  Thisbe on his own account in comic prose。

This fellow's evolutions�察�and the little prologue�察�in which the  showman made a humorous eulogium of his troop�察�praising their  indifference to applause and hisses�察�and their single devotion to  their art�察�were the only circumstances in the whole affair that you  could fancy would so much as raise a smile。  But the villagers of  Precy seemed delighted。  Indeed�察�so long as a thing is an  exhibition�察�and you pay to see it�察�it is nearly certain to amuse。   If we were charged so much a head for sunsets�察�or if God sent round  a drum before the hawthorns came in flower�察�what a work should we  not make about their beauty�  �But these things�察�like good  companions�察�stupid people early cease to observe�此 �and the Abstract  Bagman tittups past in his spring gig�察�and is positively not aware  of the flowers along the lane�察�or the scenery of the weather  overhead。



BACK TO THE WORLD



OF the next two days' sail little remains in my mind�察�and nothing  whatever in my note´book。  The river streamed on steadily through  pleasant river´side landscapes。  Washerwomen in blue dresses�察 �fishers in blue blouses�察�diversified the green banks�察�and the  relation of the two colours was like that of the flower and the  leaf in the forget´me´not。  A symphony in forget´me´not�察�I think  Theophile Gautier might thus have characterised that two days'  panorama。  The sky was blue and cloudless�察�and the sliding surface  of the river held up�察�in smooth places�察�a mirror to the heaven and  the shores。  The washerwomen hailed us laughingly�察�and the noise of  trees and water made an accompaniment to our dozing thoughts�察�as we  fleeted down the stream。

The great volume�察�the indefatigable purpose of the river�察�held the  mind in chain。  It seemed now so sure of its end�察�so strong and  easy in its gait�察�like a grown man full of determination。  The surf  was roaring for it on the sands of Havre。

For my own part�察�slipping along this moving thoroughfare in my  fiddle´case of a canoe�察�I also was beginning to grow aweary for my  ocean。  To the civilised man�察�there must come�察�sooner or later�察�a  desire for civilisation。  I was weary of dipping the paddle�察�I was  weary of living on the skirts of life�察�I wished to be in the thick  of it once more�察�I wished to get to work�察�I wished to meet people  who understood my own speech�察�and could meet with me on equal  terms�察�as a man�察�and no longer as a curiosity。

And so a letter at Pontoise decided us�察�and we drew up our keels  for the last time out of that river of Oise that had faithfully  piloted them�察�through rain and sunshine�察�for so long。  For so many  miles had this fleet and footless beast of burthen charioted our  fortunes�察�that we turned our back upon it with a sense of  separation。  We had made a long detour out of the world�察�but now we  were back in the familiar places�察�where life itself makes all the  running�察�and we are carried to meet adventure without a stroke of  the paddle。  Now we were to return�察�like the voyager in the play�察 �and see what rearrangements fortune had perfected the while in our  surroundings�察�what surprises stood ready made for us at home�察�and  whither and how far the world had voyaged in our absence。  You may  paddle all day long�察�but it is when you come back at nightfall�察�and  look in at the familiar room�察�that you find Love or Death awaiting  you beside the stove�察�and the most beautiful adventures are not  those we go to seek。





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